India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: match overview
India take on Sri Lanka in the 1st T20I of Sri Lanka tour of India, 2026 at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, Rajkot. The first ball is scheduled for Tuesday, December 22, 2026 at 07:00 PM local time (13:30 GMT). Toss details and the confirmed playing XIs are added about half an hour before play.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around Sri Lanka tour of India, 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, Sri Lanka tour of India, 2026
- Teams
- India vs Sri Lanka
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, Rajkot
- Date
- Tuesday, December 22, 2026
- Start time
- 07:00 PM local (13:30 GMT)